Fertilizer distributor



Sept. 20, 1932. w. F. SCHAKEL E TAL FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTOR Filed June 30. 1930 INVENTEI RS.

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I This invention relates to fertilizer distributors and'is designed primarily for distributingfertilizer around. growing plants and one feature of the invention is the pro- .vision ofmeans for depositing a quantity of fertilizer around the plant and at a distance from the roots thereof. .1 A'further feature-ofthe-invention isthe provision of manually, operated means for controlling the release of .thefertilizer from the fertilizer receptacle.

A .furtherfifeature of the-invention is the provision of me'ansfor regulating the supply of fertilizer discharging from the fertilizer receptacle.

A further feature of the invention is the provision of means for preventing the discharging fertilizer coming in direct contact with the plant.

A further feature of the invention is in constructing the distributor in sections so that it may be readily assembled or taken apart.

.A. further feature of the invention is in so constructing the parts of the device that it will be comparatively light in weight and may be readily and easily transported from plant to plant.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter more fully set forth and pointed out in the accompanying specification.

In the accompanying drawing which is made a part of this application,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the distributor.

Figure 2 is a central vertical sectional view thereof, showing the manner of positioning the same over a plant.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the distributor.

Figure 4 is atop plan View of the lower section of the distributor as indicated at H, Fig. 2.

Figure 5 is a bottom plan view of the distributor, and,

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail sectional view through the fertilizer distributing elements.

Referring to the drawing in which similar 6 reference numerals designate corresponding 19so.- Serial It'd 454,862.

parts througholit theseveral views, the numeral Ldesignates theupper or hopper. portion of, the distributor and 2 indicates the lower portion thereof, one of which tele I c pes; Wi hi -th d 9 et andlsa sections are removably secured together in any suitable manner, as by means or: screw bolts 3 or-the like- Q Y 2 .1 11. 1. f eri t -fi e h rn t ec 1 is provided with ,a partitiodfiisc 4 and" the upper portion of. the section'- is provided withaisimilar partition disc. 5, sa'id' disc's forming a compartment 6, in which is located a;distributorlblockiif z I v The bloclifilhas, a plurality of bores 8 therethrough, which are adapted to register with openings '9 throughthe partition disc .4, whenthe block 7 is turned to onefp'osition and register with like openings 10 in the disc when turned to another position, said block being rotated through themedium 'of a shaft 11, thev upper, end of whichis provided with an i i i gl e 'er 2;. T e ldw f 9 h shaft 11 extends throughthe disc 4 and is connected. in any suitable manner with the block 7 while the upper end of the shaft extends through a cross bar '13, at the upper end .offthe hopper section 1, the lever 12'projectinglater'ally, and p re'ferz l-bly through one .of

a pair of supporting' handles 14: said handle limiting the swinging movement of'the lever. The openings 9 are soloca ted that when the l'ver 12 is in the positionshown in full lines in Fig. 3, the bores 8 in the block '1 will be in registration therewith so that said-bores may fill with fertilizer and "will register with theiopenings 10, when the lever is swung to the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, the openings 9 and being out of alinement with each other to prevent'a constant feed of the fertilizer. p f

'(The lower section-2 is so constructed tha'tit will' extend over and surround a growing plant-"without coming in contact therewith and in order to cause the fertilizerto deposit a distance from the plant, a cone shaped shield is secured inthe lower section 2 by any suitable means as byextending rods l6 transversely through the section 2 and through treated.

of the shield being less than the diameter of the section 2 to provide a passage 17 for the discharge of the fertilizer. By making the shield substantially funnel shaped, the fertilizer will be distribute-d in substantially ring like formation around the plant so that the cultivator will properly distribute thefertilizer without bringing the fertilizer in direct contactwith the plant.

' As best'shown in Fig; 6, w en-a is de ired to reduce or regulate theamoiint'of fertilizer released at each operation of the block/7, a ledge 18 may be formed at the lower end of each bore 8 and a plurality of washers 19 or the like introduced into said bores for reducing the capacity'of the bores and the size of the washers may be varied as desired.

If desired, an agitator 20 maybe attached tothe shaft '11 for agitating thefertilizer immediately above the openings-9' and in-some instancesthe'lowe'r end of the hopper forming section-1' may be provided withfinolined Walls as indicated by dotted lines-21-, Fig. 2.-

In operationga supply of-fertilizer is placed inthe hopper forming section'l and the lever 11 turned until the bores 8 are brought into registration with the openings 9, when said bores will fill with fertilizer; j The lower section 2 is then placed over a plant, as indicated in Fig. 2' and thejlower end of the section 2 rested upon the ground The lever 11; is then swung laterally to the position shown by dotted lines, Fig. 3, which will move thebores 8 into registration with the openjngs'lfO', whenthe supply of fertilizer in the bores?'Wilhdidhaige "on to the shield 15 and descendto the ground. The operation is then repeated until all the plants have been Although'we have described our invention as a fertilizer distributor, it will be understood that it may be used for various other purposes, such as depositing lime and kindred substances and is particularly'useful in what is known as dusting young plants to protect them from insects and when so used, the shield 15 is preferably removed so that the dusting material may descend directly onto the plants.

lVhatw'e claim is:

1. A fertilizer distributor comprising a hopper forming section, a hollow section end to end with said hopper section, means for removably connecting said sections, a rotating distributing block adapted, to distribute the oontentsof said hopper section, discs for jconfini'ng said block, handles on said hopper section for transporting the distributor, a

"shaft attached to said distributing bloclgand a lever connected with said shaft and roje'cting through one of said handles, whel eby the movement of the lever and rotation of Said block Will'be limited.

'2. In a device for distributing fertilizer or the like in circular formation around a.

growing plant, comprising a hollow member, a pair of discs separating said hollow memher into an upper and lower compartment, said discs having non-registering openings for the discharge of fertilizer, a block confined between said discs/and having openings adapted to be moved intoonout of registration with the openings in the discs, means for rotating said bloclgand handles at the upper end of saidhollowjniember, one of said handles limiting the "Iiiovement of said block rotating means for positively registering the openings in the block with the openings in the diSCS. Q "5:15

3. In a device for distributing a fertilizing medium, a hollow membery'means for separating said hollow member 'into compart ments, a block. confined between said-separating means, ashaft for rotating-said block, a lever at the upper end of said -shaft,"=and handles at the upper endof said hollow m'eniher, one of said handles limiting the swinging movement ofsaidlever in both dir'ections.

In testimony whereofwe have hereunto aliixed our signatures. v WALTER SCHA'KEL Y1 ADOLPH C. 

